History Film / TheIronLady

* UndyingLoyalty: Averted. Howe warns Maggie that she must not test the loyalty of her collauges too far. Maggie doesn't listen and eventually her cabinet turns on her after being humilitated and having their concerns and opinions shut down once too often.

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* UndyingLoyalty: Averted. Howe warns Maggie that she must not test the loyalty of her collauges colleagues too far. Maggie doesn't listen and eventually her cabinet turns on her after being humilitated humiliated and having their concerns and opinions shut down once too often.

* YouAreWhatYouHate: As a young MP, Maggie was frustrated that her opinions and concerns were always shot down by others.....so when she becomes Prime Minister she does the same not only to the Labour Oppostion but also her own cabinent. It doesn't end well for her.

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* YouAreWhatYouHate: As a young MP, Maggie was frustrated that her opinions and concerns were always shot down by others.....so when she becomes Prime Minister she does the same not only to the Labour Oppostion Opposition but also her own cabinent.cabinet. It doesn't end well for her.

** Roughly halfway, Geoffrey Howe warns Maggie that she shouldn't test her collauges loyalty too far. Eventually after a particularly vicious ReasonYouSuckSpeech, Howe resigns which sets off a chain of events that lead to Thatcher's resignation as Prime Minister rather than be humiliated by losing a leadership election.

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** Roughly halfway, Geoffrey Howe warns Maggie that she shouldn't test her collauges colleagues' loyalty too far. Eventually after a particularly vicious ReasonYouSuckSpeech, Howe resigns which sets off a chain of events that lead to Thatcher's resignation as Prime Minister rather than be humiliated by losing a leadership election.

** Roughly halfway, Geoffrey Howe warns Maggie that she shouldn't test her collauges loyalty too far. Eventually after a particularly vicious ReasonYouSuckSpeech, Howe resigns which sets off a chain of events that lead to Thatcher's resignation as Prime Minister rather than be humiliated by loosing a leadership election.

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** Roughly halfway, Geoffrey Howe warns Maggie that she shouldn't test her collauges loyalty too far. Eventually after a particularly vicious ReasonYouSuckSpeech, Howe resigns which sets off a chain of events that lead to Thatcher's resignation as Prime Minister rather than be humiliated by loosing losing a leadership election.

* RantInducingSlight: After some ministers tell Maggie that she should not go forward with her "Community Charge" because many people believe it's unfair, Thatcher gives a rather malicious ReasonYouSuckSpeech to her ''entire'' cabinet, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking calling them cowards for not wanting to put up a fight and traitors for willing to make comprises with the European Union, and agreeing with French economic theories.]]

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* RantInducingSlight: After some ministers tell Maggie that she should not go forward with her "Community Charge" because many people believe it's unfair, Thatcher gives a rather malicious ReasonYouSuckSpeech to her ''entire'' cabinet, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking calling them cowards for not wanting to put up a fight and traitors for willing to make comprises compromises with the European Union, and agreeing with French economic theories.]]

* YouAreWhatYouHate: As a young PM, Maggie was frustrated that her opinions and concerns were always shot down by others.....so when she becomes Prime Minister she does the same not only to the Labour Oppostion but also her own cabinent. It doesn't end well for her.

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* YouAreWhatYouHate: As a young PM, MP, Maggie was frustrated that her opinions and concerns were always shot down by others.....so when she becomes Prime Minister she does the same not only to the Labour Oppostion but also her own cabinent. It doesn't end well for her.

** Roughly halfway, Geoffrey Howe warns Maggie that she shouldn't test her collauges loyalty too far. Eventually after a particularly vicious ReasonYouSuckSpeech, Howe resigns which sets off a chain of events that lead to Thatcher's resignation as Prime Minister rather be humiliated by loosing our election.

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** Roughly halfway, Geoffrey Howe warns Maggie that she shouldn't test her collauges loyalty too far. Eventually after a particularly vicious ReasonYouSuckSpeech, Howe resigns which sets off a chain of events that lead to Thatcher's resignation as Prime Minister rather than be humiliated by loosing our a leadership election.

* RantInducingSlight: After some ministers tell Maggie that she should not go forward with her "Community Charge" because many people believe it's unfair, Thatcher gives a rather malicious ReasonYouSuckSpeech:to her ''entire'' cabinet, calling them cowards for not wanting to put up a fight.

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* RantInducingSlight: After some ministers tell Maggie that she should not go forward with her "Community Charge" because many people believe it's unfair, Thatcher gives a rather malicious ReasonYouSuckSpeech:to ReasonYouSuckSpeech to her ''entire'' cabinet, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking calling them cowards for not wanting to put up a fight.fight and traitors for willing to make comprises with the European Union, and agreeing with French economic theories.]]

* RantInducingSlight/ ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Thatcher gives a rather malicious one to her ''entire'' cabinet, just because they correctly believe that her proposed "Community Charge" is considered unfair by most people and it would be a good idea to drop it, and tell her so to her face.

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* RantInducingSlight/ ReasonYouSuckSpeech: RantInducingSlight: After some ministers tell Maggie that she should not go forward with her "Community Charge" because many people believe it's unfair, Thatcher gives a rather malicious one to ReasonYouSuckSpeech:to her ''entire'' cabinet, just because they correctly believe that her proposed "Community Charge" is considered unfair by most people and it would be a good idea calling them cowards for not wanting to drop it, and tell her so to her face.put up a fight.

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